mynster

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Middle English

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Noun

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mynster

  1. Alternative form of ministre

Old English

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Etymology

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From Latin monastērium, from Ancient Greek μοναστήριον (monastḗrion).

Noun

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mynster n

  1. monastery, nunnery, mother-church, cathedral[1]
    • late 10th century, Ælfric, "Saint Maur, Abbot"
      ...and hēt hine warnian, ġif he wolde libban, þæt hē nǣre on ðām mynstre nǣfre eft ġesewen...
      ...and gave orders to warn him, if he wished to live, that he should never be seen in the monastery again...

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Middle English: menstre
    • English: minster

References

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  1. ^ A Concise Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, J. R. Clarke Hall, 1894, 4th ed., 1960, page 244